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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in New York

Tucker Carlson lawyer hits back at Fox News claim of contract breach

Fox News said Carlson was in breach of contract and that it ‘reserves all rights and remedies which are available to it’.
Fox News said Carlson was in breach of contract and that it ‘reserves all rights and remedies which are available to it’. Photograph: János Kummer/Getty Images

Responding to Fox News’s contention that Tucker Carlson was in breach of contract when he debuted his Twitter show this week, a lawyer for the fired hard-right host accused the network of attacking his client’s first amendment rights.

“Fox defends its very existence on freedom of speech grounds,” said attorney Bryan Freedman in response to reports, first by Axios, about a letter to Carlson from a lawyer for Fox.

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